 Abt 1848 -
Generation: 1
| 1. | Gertrude Venable was born about 1848 in Prince Edward County, VA (daughter of Thomas Frederick Venable and Mary Priscilla Venable). Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19, fam. 252: Gertrude, age two.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61, fam. 415: Gertrude, age 12, attends school.
Family/Spouse: William A. Hocker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Thomas Frederick Venable was born on 24 Feb 1812 (son of William Lewis Venable and Frances Watkins Nantz); died on 25 Dec 1881. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller. DAR # 649174
"William Allen Hocker," by E. M. Venable, private ed., 1941.
History of Prince Edward Co. VA by H. C. Bradshaw: Photo of "Kinderton" built in 1824; the Florida "Kinderton" was obviously named after this VA home.
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19: Tho. F. Venable, 37, farmer, $11,000 real estate, with wife, 8 children and several boarders.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61: Thomas F., 48, farmer, $14, 400 real estate, $24,000 personal property, with wife and 8 children.
Birth:
"Haymarket", Prince Edward Co., VA
Died:
"Kinderton", Near Leesburg, Lake Co., Fl
Thomas married Mary Priscilla Venable on 16 Jul 1834. Mary (daughter of Nathaniel E. Venable and Mary Embra Scott) was born on 8 Oct 1815 in Longwood, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Oct 1881 in Kinderton, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Mary Priscilla Venable was born on 8 Oct 1815 in Longwood, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA (daughter of Nathaniel E. Venable and Mary Embra Scott); died on 14 Oct 1881 in Kinderton, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. Notes:
Married her cousin.
Papers of Harriet V. Miller. DAR # 649174
"William Allen Hocker," by E. M. Venable, private ed., 1941: Mary was proficient in French and Latin; a skilled pianist.
History of Prince Edward Co. VA by H. C. Bradshaw: Photo of "Kinderton."
Census, 1850, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 19: M. P., 37, with husband and 8 children.
Census, 1860, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 61: Mary P., 46, no occupation, with husband and 8 children.
Children:
- Harriet Ann Venable was born on 19 Aug 1841; died on 12 Aug 1923 in Farmville, Prince Edward County, VA.
- William Venable was born about 1835 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Nathaniel Venable was born about 1837 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Abraham Venable was born about 1839 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Clement Venable was born about 1840 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Catherine Venable was born about 1844 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- M. Walter Venable was born about 1846 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- 1. Gertrude Venable was born about 1848 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Robert Venable was born about 1850 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Cantey Venable was born about 1852 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Frederick Venable was born about 1855 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Charles Venable was born about 1857 in Prince Edward County, VA.
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Generation: 3
| 6. | Nathaniel E. Venable was born on 5 Dec 1791 (son of Samuel Woodson Venable and Mary Scott Carrington); died on 21 Sep 1847. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
"Word Pictures of Longwood," by Harriet V. Miller, Private Printing, 1941: Nathaniel was one of the founders of the Philanthropic Society, Hampden-Sidney College; Capt. in War of 1812; trustee of Hampden-Sidney College form 25 Sept. 1827 until his death; was first in partnership with his father, Venable and Venable; the firm bought tobacco, shipping it by roller and wagon and flatboat. Firm also dealt in flour mills, sawmills, tanneries, land speculation, which was in financial trouble in the 1837-40 time period. See portrait copy in Miller/Groff album.
"History of Pr. Edward Co., VA," H. C. Bradshaw, has photo of Longwood.
Birth:
"Springfield", Prince Edward Co., VA
Died:
"Longwood", Prince Edward Co., VA
Nathaniel married Mary Embra Scott in 1820 in Halifax, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1793; died on 11 Nov 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Mary Embra Scott was born in 1793; died on 11 Nov 1865. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
"Word Pictures of Longwood," by Harriet V. Miller, Private Printing, 1941 shows a photo of Mary Embra Scott. Mary left a will, in which she gave to son Paul and daughter Sarah her dwelling house and 200 acres of land
1850 census, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 44, fam. 605: Mary E., 56, widow, $6000 real estate, with several children and extended family, and overseer, Wm. T. Carter, 24.
1860 census, VA, Pr. Edw. Co., p. 60, fam. 420: Mary C., 66, no occupation, $21,000 real estate; $32,000 personal property, with dau. Sarah, son Paul, and extended family.
Birth:
"Falkland", Halifax Co., VA
Died:
"Longwood", Prince Edward Co., VA
Children:
- 3. Mary Priscilla Venable was born on 8 Oct 1815 in Longwood, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Oct 1881 in Kinderton, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
- Agnes Catherine Venable was born on 9 Nov 1817; died on 14 Oct 1881 in Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia.
- Sara Scott Venable was born on 9 Jul 1821; died on 13 Apr 1873 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
- Elizabeth Goodridge Venable was born on 21 Jul 1823; died on 1 Feb 1874 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Samuel Woodson Venable was born on 7 May 1825; died on 13 Oct 1897 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia.
- Charles Scott Venable was born on 19 Apr 1827 in Longwood, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Aug 1900 in Charlottesville, VA; was buried in Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA.
- Nathaniel Henry Venable was born in 1829 in Prince Edward, VA; died on 18 Feb 1868 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
- Harriet Morton Venable was born in 1816; died in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
- Isaac Watkins Read Venable was born in 1832; died in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Frances Isabelle Venable was born about 1838; died on 14 Jan 1885 in Virginia, USA.
- Paul Carrington Venable was born on 8 Aug 1840; died on 5 Mar 1915 in Durham, North Carolina.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Nathaniel Venable was born on 21 Nov 1733 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA (son of Jr. Abraham Venable and Martha Hannah Davis); died on 27 Dec 1804 in Prince Edward County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Graduation: William and Mary College
- Occupation: Trustee, Hampden-Sydney Collego
- Occupation: 1765; Virginia House of Delegates
- Occupation: 1769; Virginia House of Delegates
- Occupation: 1776; Virginia House of Delegates
- Occupation: Between 1780 and 1782; Virginia State Senator
Notes:
Nathaniel Venable "of Slate Hill," was member of House of Burgesses, and VA House of Delegates, 1766-1769-1776 and State Senator, 1780-1785, Pr. Edw. Co., VA.
In 1783 Va tax list, 10 whites, 43 blacks, making Nathaniel the third largest slave owner in Pr. Edw. Co.; in 1785, 5 shites, one dwelling, 9 other bldgs (tax list).
Rev. War service: Member of Comm. of Safety; DAR #649174 &28306.
Journal, VA House of Burgesses
Venables of VA, pp. 25, 25, 28
Genealogies of VA Families, Vol. 1, p. 658
History of Prince Edw. Co., VA, H. C. Bradshaw, pp. 832, and plastes #1 and 28; also pp. 844-845. Photo of Slate Hill.
William and Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 15, pp. 245-8
Papers of Harriet V. Miller: Nathaniel owned 20-30 thousand acres and 100 slaves; was vestryman of St. Patrick's Parish and organized the first Presbyterian Church in Pr. Edw. Co.; was first Episcopalian (which was the state church of Va before Rev. War) and later Presbyterian. Founder of Hampden-Sidney College.
Nathaniel married Elizabeth Michaux Woodson on 29 Mar 1755. Elizabeth (daughter of Jr. Richard Woodson and Anne Madeline Michaux) was born on 6 Jun 1740; died on 27 Sep 1791 in Prince Edward County, VA; was buried in Oct 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Elizabeth Michaux Woodson was born on 6 Jun 1740 (daughter of Jr. Richard Woodson and Anne Madeline Michaux); died on 27 Sep 1791 in Prince Edward County, VA; was buried in Oct 1791. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller: "When Tarleton and Arnold invaded VA, a detachment of their forces passed through Pr. Edw. Co. on general plundering expedition. They raided 'Slate Hill," with the purpose of capturing Nathaniel Venable, but he escaped them, having received in time warning of their approach. They committed some robberies, destroyed some furniture and one of their number pointed at the breast of Mrs. Venable, demanded that she reveal her husband's whereabouts or he would shoot her down. Her calm reply was, "Fire away, my husband has his country to defend." At this instant an officer intervened and ordered away the man who had offered the indignity, severely reprimanding him."
[Note from Sandra Lake Lassen, 1999: I don't know the source of this family story, but find it spurious, as what "hero" would hide from the enemy, and leave his wife there to deal with them?]
Birth:
"Poplar Hill", Henrico Co., VA
Buried:
"Slate Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
Notes:
Married:
"Poplar Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
Children:
- 4. William Lewis Venable was born on 30 May 1780; died before 17 Aug 1824.
- Abraham Bedford Venable was born on 20 Nov 1758; died on 26 Dec 1811 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- Samuel Woodson Venable was born on 19 Sep 1756 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Sep 1821 in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA.
- Betsy Anne Venable was born on 11 Nov 1760; died in 1826.
- Martha Venable was born on 18 May 1765; died in 1858.
- Ann Venable was born on 9 Dec 1768.
- Nathaniel E. Venable was born on 13 Feb 1776; died on 23 Aug 1801.
- Mary Venable was born on 16 Jan 1773; died in 1807.
- Frances Venable was born on 18 Apr 1778; died in 1799.
- Agnes Venable was born on 15 Apr 1771; died on 17 May 1802.
- Thomas Venable was born on 17 Nov 1782; died in 1809.
- Elizabeth Venable was born on 21 Nov 1784; died about 1845.
- Ann Venable was born on 6 Nov 1767; died in 1768.
- Richard Nathaniel Venable was born on 16 Jan 1763; died in 1837.
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| 12. | Samuel Woodson Venable was born on 19 Sep 1756 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA (son of Nathaniel Venable and Elizabeth Michaux Woodson); died on 7 Sep 1821 in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Graduation: 1780, Princeton University; Princeton, NJ
- Residence: Between 1781 and 1821; "Springfield", Prince Edward Co., VA
- Occupation: Between 1782 and 1821, Hampden-Sidney, VA; Trustee, Hampden-Sidney College
- Will: 26 Jan 1821, Prince Edward County, VA
- Probate: 17 Sep 1821, Prince Edward County, VA
Notes:
"Word Pictures of Longwood," by Harriet V. Miller, private printing, 1941, pp. 15-16: At Princeton...."he was an honorable man, delivering the valedictory in Latin, as was usual." He was a trustee of Hampden-Sidney College.
DAR papers for Mary E. Miller; also #548112: Revolutionary War Vet, served under Lighthorse Harry Lee, Watkins' Legion Cavalry, Pr. Edw. Co., VA; Ensign, Cornet and Captain. He participated in the battle of Guilford Courthouse, 1781, helping to defeat the Queen's Guards; was aide on Gen. Greene's staff.
"Venables of Virginia," pp. 41 and 42.
VA State enumerations, Pr. Edw. Co.: 1783: 5 whites, 15 blacks; 1785: 13 whites, 2 dwellings, 13 other bldgs.
Birth:
"Slate Hill", Prince Edward Co., VA
Samuel married Mary Scott Carrington on 15 Aug 1781. Mary (daughter of Paul Carrington and Margaret Read) was born on 21 Jun 1758 in Virginia, USA; died on 15 May 1837 in Virginia, USA; was buried in Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 13. | Mary Scott Carrington was born on 21 Jun 1758 in Virginia, USA (daughter of Paul Carrington and Margaret Read); died on 15 May 1837 in Virginia, USA; was buried in Hampden Sydney, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. Notes:
Papers of Harriet V. Miller.
DAR paper for Mary E. Miller; also # 548112 and #502396.
"Venables of Virginia," pp. 41 and 42.
Birth:
"Mulberry Hill", Charlotte Co., VA
Died:
"Springfield", Prince Edward Co., VA
Notes:
Married:
"Mulberry Hill", Charlotte Co., VA
Children:
- 6. Nathaniel E. Venable was born on 5 Dec 1791; died on 21 Sep 1847.
- Paul Carrington Venable was born on 16 Oct 1794; died on 4 Apr 1876 in Bedford Springs, VA.
- Elizabeth Woodson Venable was born on 11 May 1782 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA of America; died on 7 Apr 1858 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA of America; was buried in Saxe, Charlotte, Virginia, USA.
- Margaret Read Venable was born on 11 May 1782 in Prince Edward County, VA; died on 3 May 1857.
- Anne Mayo Venable was born on 4 Jun 1784 in Prince Edward County, VA.
- Mary Carrington Venable was born on 23 Aug 1786; died on 28 Dec 1867.
- Clementina Venable was born on 6 Jun 1788; died on 11 Aug 1841 in Lynchburg, VA.
- Henningham Carrington Venable was born on 19 Jan 1790 in Prince Edward County, VA; died in 1861.
- Jr. Samuel Woodson Venable was born on 1 Nov 1797; died on 6 Oct 1855.
- Agnes Woodson Venable was born on 4 Nov 1796; died on 6 Aug 1856.
- Abram Watkins Venable was born on 17 Oct 1799; died on 21 Feb 1876 in Oxford, Granville County, NC; was buried in Shiloh Presbyterian Churchyard, Granville County, NC.
- Mildred Coles Venable was born on 27 Mar 1803 in Prince Edward County, VA.
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